Below are the pre-game inactive players list of both the Steelers and the Packers. The inactive list are released 90 minutes before game time.

Steelers inactives
S Troy Polamalu
WR Limas Sweed
CB Keenan Lewis
QB Charlie Batch (3rd)
G Chris Kemoeatu
G Kraig Urbik
DE Ra'Shon Harris
DE Nick Eason

Packers inactives
WR Patrick Williams
FB John Kuhn
CB Brandon Underwood
S Matt Giordano
T Breno Giacomini
G Allen Barbre
DE Michael Montgomery
LB Jeremy Thompson

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Mike Bires from the Beaver County Times recounts his recent trip to Rome and reports on the strong Steeler Nation in Italy. Dale Lolley questions some Steeler player ratings in the new Madden 2010 video game. Oh boy, training camp can not get here soon enough. Steelers.com has posted part 2 of the Q & A with rookie corner Joe Burnett and part 1 of the Q & A with rookie receiver, Mike Wallace. Chris Steuber ranks the Steelers Top 10 prospects in his piece for Steel City Insiders. I found it hard to swallow that both Dennis Dixon and Limas Sweed are both ranked above William Gay and that Read more [...]

The Steelers signed rookie offensive lineman, Kraig Urbik, to a three year contract on Monday. Urbik was the first of three third round draft picks selected by the Steelers in the 2009 NFL draft. The Steelers now have 8 of 9 draft picks signed with only first round pick, Ziggy Hood, unsigned.

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The Daily Record has a story on undrafted rookie quarterback, Mike Reilly, and his attempt to make the Steelers roster. Scott Brown of the Tribune-Review seems to think draft pick Kraig Urbik will sign soon with Ziggy Hood bringing up the rear at the beginning of training camp. He thinks the Steelers will wait for a few teams who drafted ahead of them in round one, set the market value for Hood. NFL.com Senior Analyst, Pat Kirwan, breaks down his selections of top 10 third-down defenses in 2009. He list the Steelers at number one. Tennessee Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck received a gift Read more [...]

The Steelers officially released six players on Thursday. Released were defensive end Jeff Bradley, long-snapper Mark Estermyer, wide receiver Jayson Foster, wide receiver Cedric Goodman, quarterback Kevin McCabe and fullback Ryan Powdrell. This brings the roster number down to 81 at the time. The Steelers will need to release 1 more player to get to the 80 limit by training camp. This will likely happen when either Ziggy Wood, Kraig Urbik or David Johnson officially sign.

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The Steelers came into the second day of the draft with eight picks to make and I surely did not think they would finish the day with eight players picked. I thought they would package a few to move up earlier in a round. Maybe they tried and just did not have what teams wanted to move up. Regardless, we can now welcome eight additional players to the Steelers fold to join Evander "Ziggy" Hood who was drafted on Saturday. The Steelers had a busy third round, beginning with offensive linemen Kraig Urbik from Wisconsin. Although listed as a tackle, Urbik is expected to begin working at the right Read more [...]

Here is the media interview of Steelers third round draft pick Kraig Urbik after being selected 79th overall in the 2009 NFL draft. http://static.steelers.com/MediaContent/2009/04/26/08/Kraig_104894.WMA Kraig Urbik: What are your thoughts on getting picked by the Steelers? I am really thrilled to be coming to a great team and a great franchise with a great history. I am looking forward to playing guard; I am looking forward to coming in to play in their system. Can you play both guard and tackle in the NFL? I primarily played guard in college but I have shown that I can play Read more [...]

The Steelers drafted tackle Kraig Urbik, from Wisconsin with their first of three 3rd round picks of the 2009 NFL draft.  The pick was the 78th overall and the 15th pick of the third round acquired on day one from the Broncos. Urbik is a 6'5", 328 lb offensive lineman. Combine Results: 40 Yard Dash : 5.3 seconds Bench Press : 29.0 reps Vertical Jump : 24.0 inches Broad Jump : 94.0 inches 3 Cone Drill : 7.87 seconds 20 Yard Shuttle : 4.89 seconds A prototypical Wisconsin offensive lineman. Urbik can play all three interior line positions and has a good initial first punch. He excels Read more [...]